| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| ·John Updike and His Works | 第13-15页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第15-17页 |
| ·Related Theories | 第17-19页 |
| ·Thesis Statement and Structure | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 The Characters of Mythical Level and Realistic Level | 第21-34页 |
| ·The Mythical Level-Chiron and Prometheus | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Realistic Level-Caldwell and Peter | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Symmetrical Images of Characters in Myth and Reality | 第27-34页 |
| ·Caldwell and Chiron | 第27-30页 |
| ·Zeus and Zimmerman | 第30-31页 |
| ·Other Symmetrical Images of Characters | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Binary Oppositions in The Centaur | 第34-43页 |
| ·The Concept of Binary Opposition | 第34-35页 |
| ·Binary Imagery in The Centaur | 第35-43页 |
| ·Divinity and Humanity | 第35-37页 |
| ·Death and Resurrection | 第37-39页 |
| ·Freedom and Constraint | 第39-40页 |
| ·Violence and Gentleness | 第40-41页 |
| ·The World of Gods and the World of Man | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Shifts of Focalization in The Centaur | 第43-56页 |
| ·The Definition of Focalization | 第43-45页 |
| ·Zero Focalization in The Centaur | 第45-48页 |
| ·Internal Focalization in The Centaur | 第48-53页 |
| ·The First-person Internal Focalization in The Centaur | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Third-person Internal Focalization in The Centaur | 第51-53页 |
| ·External Focalization in The Centaur | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Narrative Space in The Centaur | 第56-69页 |
| ·The Concept of Narrative space | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Topographical Space in The Centaur | 第57-63页 |
| ·The World of Gods and the World of Man | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Interaction of Reality Space,Imagination Space and Dream Space | 第60-63页 |
| ·The Chronotopic Space in The Centaur | 第63-69页 |
| ·Synchronic Structure in The Centaur | 第63-65页 |
| ·Diachronic Structure in The Centaur | 第65-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-74页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第74页 |
